NFC South

Chapter 1 Introduction Everything seemed to be flowing that night. The conversation. The chemistry. The red wine. In the middle of an unforeseen January whirlwind, John Fox found himself at a familiar haunt — Fleming's in Englewood, Colo. — face to face with his improbable future. He was about to become coach of the Bears. Over steaks that night, Fox and new Bears general manager Ryan Pace let their rapport put the punctuation on a brief but energized courtship. "It was encouraging," Fox says, "to be on the same page so quickly." What a week. Just four evenings earlier, Fox had been coaching the Broncos in the AFC playoffs, seemingly...

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Everything seemed to be flowing that night. The conversation. The chemistry. The red wine.
In the middle of an unforeseen January whirlwind, John Fox found himself at a familiar haunt — Fleming's in Englewood, Colo. — face to...

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"Somebody...

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